South Australian Legislation
South Australia Termination of Pregnancy (Terminations and Live Births) Amendment Bill 2024 A Bill For An Act to amend the Termination of Pregnancy Act 2021.
Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement Part 2—Amendment of Termination of Pregnancy Act 2021 3 Amendment of section 5—Terminations may be lawfully performed in South Australia 4 Amendment of section 6—Terminations by medical practitioner after 22 weeks and 6 days
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Termination of Pregnancy (Terminations and Live Births) Amendment Act 2024. 2—Commencement This Act comes into operation 3 months after the day on which it is assented to by, or on behalf of, the Crown.
Part 2—Amendment of Termination of Pregnancy Act 2021 3—Amendment of section 5—Terminations may be lawfully performed in South Australia Section 5(2)—after "22 weeks and 6 days pregnant" insert: but not more than 27 weeks and 6 days pregnant 4—Amendment of section 6—Terminations by medical practitioner after 22 weeks and 6 days (1) Section 6, heading—delete "Terminations by medical practitioner after 22 weeks and 6 days" and substitute: Terminations of pregnancy after 22 weeks and 6 days and premature live deliveries after 27 weeks and 6 days (2) Section 6(1)—after "22 weeks and 6 days pregnant" insert: but not more than 27 weeks and 6 days pregnant (3) Section 6—after subsection (2) insert: (2a) A medical practitioner may only intervene to end the pregnancy of a person who is more than 27 weeks and 6 days pregnant if the intention is to deliver the foetus alive and— (a) premature delivery is necessary to save the life of the pregnant person or another foetus; or (b) continuation of the pregnancy would involve significant risk of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant person; or (c) there is a case, or significant risk, of serious foetal anomalies associated with the pregnancy; or (d) premature delivery is medically appropriate. (2b) The duty owed by a registered health practitioner to provide medical care and treatment to a person born alive under subsection (2a) is no different than the duty owed to provide medical care and treatment to a person born prematurely in other circumstances. (4) Section 6(3)—after "6 days pregnant" insert: but not more than 27 weeks and 6 days pregnant
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